Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" is a tragic tale which is told in the popular opera style called verismo. The Italian word for realism, verismo was very popular in Italy during the 1890s and early 1900s. Puccini was a master of this style. He told true and gritty stories which often culminated in a violent ending. The Italian composer's heroines are instantly recognizable with their strength and fragility, and in his opera "Madama Butterfly". His heroine is Cio-Cio-San, a young geisha.Puccini's love for exoticism is notable in the choice of settings and subject matter of his operas. Turandot, Madama Butterfly, and Girl of the Golden West all show his fascination with exotic lands and foreign cultures. In total, Giacomo Puccini wrote 12 operas including Madama Butterfly, La Bohème, and Tosca.

Just listen to Keyshia Cole's new album <Point of No Return>. Be honest, not bad!!!

Just check the producer's list: DJ Mustard (Tinashe - 2 On), Mike will made it (Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop), Stargate (Ne-yo - So Sick) and so on. Those all popular producer in this few years.

R&B music having a stagnant situation, so many r&b singers don’t have a chance to publish their new music. But Keyshia Cole is different. From 2005 she released her 1st album, <Point of No Return> is her 6th album. 

I trying listen this album from beginning to end. Which one that I strongly recommend would be ‘Do That For (B.A.B.)’, ‘She’ and ‘Believer’. the first one, trying not to focus what is ‘B.A.B’(a bad word), I’m not the lyrics person,  I love the arrangement for the music, sound like some Mediterranean’s feeling (just in my opinion). I love different culture, probably cause I love to try some different food. The second one ‘She’, DJ Mustard and Printz Board work this song together, I love they tried to using Dub-step in this r&b song. feel something different, and it’s really cool. Ok, the last one what I like to recommend and also my favorite one in this CD - ‘Believer’. Cause I from China, the begging what arranger doing the melody sounds like North-west part of Chinese tradition music. Really want to ask what king the inspiration make the arranger trying that. 

Overall, this album probably would be top 10 R&B album in 2014. By the way, the album just sell for few days, but Keyshia already released 8 music videos for this album, probably she already shooting all songs. That would make somebody think last year what Beyoncé did for her 5th album <Beyoncé>. Wish r&b music getting better.

Andy Lau Tak-wah was born on September 27, 1961. He is a Hong Kong singer, actor, songwriter, and film producer. He was famous during my parent's time and is still as famous now. He is loved by all types of people, from young to old, and asian to American. Lau is one of Hong Kong's most successful actors and singers since the mid 1980's. He starred in more than 160 movies and maintained a successful singing life at the same time. In addition to being so famous, he has also won so many awards, llike the Guinness World Records for "Most Awards Won by a Cantopop Male Artist". He is also a wonderful person with a great personality and a caring attititude towards his wife, children, and friends. He is a role model to many Cantonese and Chinese fans. 

Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 is in B-flat minor. This piece is also known as the Funeral March. It was finished by Chopin in 1839 in the city of Chateauroux in France. This sonata is made of four movements. The first movement is Grave - Doppio movimento, the second Scherzo, third is Marche funebre: Lento, and the last is Finale - Presto.
The first movement begins rumbling. The second theme is more pretty and lyrical. The second movement, the scherzo is more virtuoso. The center of the piece is more melodic and lyrical too. The Marche funebre, or the third movement, is the reason why this sonata is known as the Funeral March. It starts and ends in B-flat minor and a calm section in the middle. The finale concludes the piece with lots of octaves.

Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin

Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin,a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era, who wrote primarily for the solo piano.He is my favorite composer in my life as a pianist.Jones comments that “Chopin's unique position as a composer, despite the fact that virtually everything he wrote was for the piano, has rarely been questioned.”This is why i like him,because he is not like other composers.For example, Mozart and Beethoven need to think about symphony;Schubert needs to think about string quartet.However Chopin only wants pianists to focus on piano solo itself.Jones comments also notes that Chopin was fortunate to arrive in Paris in 1831“the artistic environment, the publishers who were willing to print his music, the wealthy and aristocratic who paid what Chopin asked for their lessons"and these factors, as well as his musical genius, also made him famous.Whilehis illness and his love affairs conform to some of the stereotypes of romanticism, the rarity of his public recitals led Arthur Hutchings to suggest that “his lack of Byronic flamboyance his aristocratic reclusiveness make him exceptional”among his romantic contemporaries,such as Liszt and Henri Herz.Chopin’s music creation represents the royal family.For example his famous work“polonaise”is very grave and has the elegance of the Polish aristocracy.My professor once told me that Chopin does not let his student use the pedal when they practice. This is because using the pedal will create a fake impression that the sentences are connected. After I learned from his experience,I do not use the pedal when i practice so that I can connect two sentences better.Chopin once said to his student,“You have to relax your body when you play ,even your toes have to be relaxed.”I always think of his words when I practice and perform.If my body is not relaxed, the quality of the music will not be perfect.Therefore Chopin is my idol.